Average White Band

Formed in London in 1972, the band somewhat incongruously given their Scottish roots took the influences of their R&B heroes such as Marvin Gaye, James Brown and Stevie Wonder, and Jazz greats Cannonball Adderley and The Crusaders, then developed their own authentic sound rapidly adopted by black audiences in the US, UK and worldwide. The group’s consistently accomplished song-writing helped them to achieve several Gold & Platinum-selling albums and multiple Grammy nominations withAtlantic Records.